2012 Ford Focus Electric...discuss.

[hattaresguy]

A 220 outlet is hardly special, its a dryer hook up. Since most breaker boxes are already in the garage all you have to do is run a short plug over to by the car and install a set of breakers. Any electrician can do it for a couple hundred bucks.

Since most of us are car guys here I wouldn't be surprised if most of our garages didn't already have 220 plugs for welders.

 

[Cujet]

Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
A 220 outlet is hardly special, its a dryer hook up. Since most breaker boxes are already in the garage all you have to do is run a short plug over to by the car and install a set of breakers. Any electrician can do it for a couple hundred bucks.

Since most of us are car guys here I wouldn't be surprised if most of our garages didn't already have 220 plugs for welders.


But that 220V outlet won't give you a 45 minute charge.

I suspect the car will make it's range, or close to it. 85KWH is an absolutely HUGE battery.

 

[hattaresguy]

Why not? How many amps does it draw? I guess if you have a 200amp service and your on the edge already, you would have to upgrade to a 400 amp.

 

[Cujet]

Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
Why not? How many amps does it draw? I guess if you have a 200amp service and your on the edge already, you would have to upgrade to a 400 amp.


According to Tesla and other electric car manufacturers, the "fast chargers" are powered by 440 Volts.

But, you are right, if you have 400Amp 220 Volt service, you could theoretically power a "fast charger" (without anything else on the circuit).

A one hour charge on that Tesla would require 220 Volts, 385 Amps. A 45 minute charge would require more. Shocking!

 

[hattaresguy]

So I guess you would need a 600 amp service, that's not a big deal.

 

[Cujet]

Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
So I guess you would need a 600 amp service, that's not a big deal.


Maybe not where you live. It's an impossibility here. The nearest 3 phase power is 10 miles away.